5 Batzens

The Canton of Fribourg struck these pieces during the Mediation period, the interlude Napoleon imposed on Switzerland between 1803 and 1813 after dissolving the Helvetic Republic. Fribourg operated as a nominally restored cantonal authority under French oversight, and its coinage reflected that uneasy autonomy — locally issued but constrained by French monetary policy that would ultimately render much of it obsolete within years of striking.

Production ceased by 1814 as the Confederation reorganized following Napoleon's collapse at Leipzig.